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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"chacma baboons"”.
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Behavioural and isotope ecology of marine-foraging chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
… Of these, only the adaptable and dextrous chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) has learnt to supplement its diet with protein-rich foods from the marine intertidal zone. There are qualitative descriptions of this behaviour in the literature, but the relative contribution of marine foods to baboon …
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Mommy Issues: Do Differential Rearing Histories Affect the Social Behavior of Captive Chacma Baboons (<i>Papio ursinus</i>)
<p>I observed the behavior of 17 chacma baboons (<em>Papio ursinus</em>) in order to understand the relationship between rearing history, dominance hierarchy, and social behavior. The Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (C.A.R.E.) has utilized hand-rearing in the past and is currently …
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Single and Pair Housed Chacma Baboons’ (<i>Papio ursinus</i>) Response to Caregivers’ Use of Species-Specific Behavior
… between human caregivers and captive chacma baboons <em>(Papio ursinus)</em>would alter the baboons’ behaviors, and if these interactions could be used as social enrichment. I conducted this study with single and pair housed adult chacma baboons at The Centre for Animal Rehabilitation …
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Behavioural and physiological responses of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) to wildfire in the Cape Peninsula of South Africa
… variability of conditions within their habitats, baboons have evolved flexibility in ranging behaviour, social behaviour, and diet. Natural disasters are predicted to increase across the globe, and many parts of the world are experiencing longer wildfire seasons and higher wildfire frequencies …
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Dietary ecology of Chacma baboons (Papio Ursinus (Kerr, 1972) and Pleistocene Cercopithecoidea in Savanna environments of South Africa
… with the dietary ecology of savanna-dwelling chacma baboons (Papio ursinus), and a number of fossil cercopithecoids, from modern and Pleistocene environments of South Africa, respectively, using principles of stable light isotope ecology. Previous studies of baboon ecology, based largely on …
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The spatial ecology of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in the Cape Peninusula, South Africa: towards improved management and conservation strategies
… fragmented and reduced the size of the local chacma baboon population and is perceived to be a major driver of human-baboon conflict. However, no data on baboon landscape use exist to verify this perception. I studied the spatial ecology of this population, identifying baboon land use …
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An investigation of memory T cell phenotypes in peripheral blood of Chacma baboons after immunisation with candidate HIV-1 vaccines
… induce vaccine specific responses in Chacma baboons. The aim of the current study was to characterise the T cell memory phenotype distribution in peripheral mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from Chacma baboons vaccinated with SAAVI MVA-C/VLP and DNA/VLP prime-boost vaccination …
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Metabolic changes to GLUT-4 levels in urban Chacma baboons on the Cape Peninsula: raiding their way to type 2 diabetes?
The Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) of the Cape Peninsula are established raiders of human food, leading to widespread conflict between this intelligent, adaptable species and humans. The modern Western diet that these baboons have become exposed to has many deleterious effects on health, including …
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Gastrointestinal parasite infections in Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa : the influence of individual, group and anthropogenic factors
… infections in a free-living population of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). Data on parasite diversity and prevalence were obtained from 616 faecal samples collected from over 350 individuals in eight troops (six from the Cape Peninsula, one from Pringle Bay, and one from Wildcliff Nature …
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Gastrointestinal Parasite infections in Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus) of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa: the influence of individual, group, and anthropogenic factors
… infections in a free-living population of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). Data on parasite diversity and prevalence were obtained from 616 faecal samples collected from over 350 individuals in eight troops (six from the Cape Peninsula, one from Pringle Bay, and one from Wildcliff Nature …
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Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus): the role of landscape in shaping contemporary genetic structure in the southern African baboon
… landscape change in structuring diversity within chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). The data set comprises molecular sequences from two mitochondrial DNA markers: the Brown region and the hypervariable D-loop. DNA was extracted from faecal samples of 261 free living chacma baboons across southern …
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Analysis of seasonal variation in dietary composition and behaviour of wild chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in two habitats of different human influence around windhoek, central Namibia
… to survival and successful reproduction. Chacma baboons have the ability to modify their broad omnivorous diet and behavior under changing environmental and climatic conditions. However, the ever-increasing environmental and anthropogenic pressures on baboon populations are likely to …
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Causes and consequences of mortality and mutilation in the Cape Peninsula baboon population, South Africa
… Cape Peninsula, South Africa, the population of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) has become locally fragmented and geographically isolated from all other populations in the Western Cape. A census performed in 1999 revealed a baboon population under severe human predation pressure with high levels …
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Activity patterns of baboons (Papio ursinus) at Cape Point
Four troops of chacma baboons Papio ursinus, comprising approximately 150 individuals, have home-ranges largely in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. One hundred and twenty-one days of observation was made of one of these troops, 0 troop, between March 1975 and February 1976. 0 troop occupies a …
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In pursuit of a panacea: mitigating human-baboon conflict in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
… items within urban, rural and tourist areas. The chacma baboons that occur in the Cape Peninsula have adapted to exploit this anthropogenic food, bringing them into direct conflict with humans. Despite the use of a costly management strategy (baboon monitors/herders), conflict between the two …
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Efficacy of an Electronic Scarecrow on 4 Mammalian Crop-Raiders in Limpopo Province, South Africa
<p>In South Africa, 2 primate species, Chacma baboons (<em>Papio ursinus</em>) and vervet monkeys (<em>Chlorocebus pygerythrus</em>), and 2 nocturnal mammals, Cape porcupine (<em>Hystrix africaeaustralis</em>) and bushbuck (<em>Tragelaphus scriptus</em>), are among many species of crop raiders. …
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Chacma baboon movement and behaviour in commercial timber plantations in South Africa and their association with bark-stripping
… persistence and dispersal. I then explored how chacma baboons (Papio ursinus), which appear to thrive in and around plantations, utilise this modified landscape. Plantations have been described as marginal habitat for baboons, and hence, were predicted to show a preference for patches of natural …
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An interdisciplinary study on the human-baboon interface in Rooiels, South Africa
… in human-modified landscapes, and in Africa, chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) are arguably the most successful primate urban exploiters. However, these spaces present novel risks to their health and survival, and baboons can damage urban infrastructure, access food from gardens, vehicles, and …
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